By Marc Verbeem, Supervisor Product Administration, Mimaki Europe
Since launching the primary UV printer with white ink in 2004, Mimaki have been a trailblazer within the improvement of progressive UV-LED know-how. Our vary of UV printers grew as lately as September final yr, with the introduction of the UCJV330-160 and the UJV100-160Plus. On this weblog, Marc Verbeem will element how utilizing UV-LED printing, you aren’t solely upgrading the standard of the print but in addition assembly sustainability targets your complete trade is striving in direction of.
Higher, sooner and for longer
Hanging, high-resolution prints are naturally the primary precedence for any printer in any trade, and a change to UV cannot solely elevate your designs but in addition increase your printing potentialities. The layered printing features of our new printers permit for gloss, matte or different textured finishes to be added through the printing course of, giving designs an virtually 3D impact. In addition to this, UV inks dry immediately, with none smudging or color bleeding, leaving you with a print that not solely boasts vivid, photo-realistic picture high quality however is prepared to be used instantly.
The removing of the drying course of drastically will increase the manufacturing pace, one thing that’s essential when maintaining with elevated demand. Wanting on the signal trade for example, in accordance with Keypoint Intelligence’s analysis, greater than 60% of huge format print jobs must be rotated in lower than 24 hours[1]. Having a UV printer will assist provide sustain with demand, and in addition lower your expenses in investing in extra printers to take action.
UV printing is extremely versatile, with the flexibility to be utilized to a variety of historically hard-to-print surfaces, corresponding to paper, plastic, glass, metallic, wooden and extra. This can be a large benefit within the luxurious packaging trade, the place bottles and containers could be irregular shapes and be product of a wide range of supplies. One other benefit of UV, compared to conventional strategies, is the sturdiness of the inks. UV inks are extra immune to scratches, fading and abrasion, which makes them notably appropriate for out of doors purposes, for instance, automotive wrapping.
[1] Supply: Keypoint Intelligence: International printed signage market
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